Warrell, Thank you again, I really appreciate your honesty.
I think I understood what you talked about xml xsl xhtml/css connections. I have made simple site with simple one level navigation, but with no header ,left right content. If you can post an example as you sad it will help me a lot. You can send me directly if it is not allowed here to put xsl code or whatever. Regards, Denis Balog. On 2/25/08, warrell harries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Denis, > > IMHO XML content works best with XSL templates. Hippo is a CMS for managing > XML content. Therefore, a decent site structure should decompose into CSS > classes which define the layout and presentation style, XHTML encapsulated > within XSL templates which map to the XML content structure and the 'pure' > XML packaged content. > > For example, imagine the classic web page layout of header, left navigation > column, centre page body for editorial content, right hand column for > adverts and a footer. This layout will map to CSS box layout classes which > will each have the appropriate HTML for the site. However, the content of > each of these XHTML elements e.g. the names of the links, where they go and > the images etc can all be put into the Hippo XML content type that will be > surrounded by the HTML at the render stage. This is the key point. Because > these will be individual to you there is no one size fits all. > > I will try to post an example here later, > > Good luck > > > On 25/02/2008, Denis Balog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Warrell, > > > > Thank you for answers > > > > > > You are probably in a better position than I by starting with the > > project > > > > wizard. I have used the CMS without the project wizard or site > > skeleton. In > > > > your position I would have your web guy give you the CSS and XHTML > > XSL. The > > > > XSL should render volatile content delivered from the repository e.g. > > the > > > > navigation, editorial, article etc. > > > > > > My web designers don't know to translate html/css to xhtml/xsl/css.Is > > there some tools that do that or,web designers need to know xsl? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You could serve the XSL and CSS from the repository and both manage > > and > > > > version it there using the UI but that may be a bit much at the > > moment. You > > > > most important thing you nedd to do is create Content types with > > schemas > > > > that reflect the content structure. This allows you to create > > instance > > > > documents of those types which are readily editable via the CForms > > that are > > > > generated from the Content type definition documents. > > > > > > > > > > Bad thing is that I didn't understand the most inportant thing :-) > > Do you think about templates defined in types.xml? > > If it's that than I will read more times 03.developing templates. > > Where types.xml exist in repository or HippoCMS directory /coocon/types > > How to edit sitemenu, I upload it with webdav pilot, but get clear > > page when try to edit > > Think because it is not defined as type, only text and widget types exist. > > Is there sitemenu type which is universal and free to download? > > > > Regards, > > > > Denis Balog. > > > > > ******************************************** > > Hippocms-dev: Hippo CMS development public mailinglist > > > ******************************************** > Hippocms-dev: Hippo CMS development public mailinglist > ******************************************** Hippocms-dev: Hippo CMS development public mailinglist
